Starfarers
Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 · New York : Tor, 1998
- Publisher
- New York : Tor, 1998
- Physical description
- 383 pages
- ISBN
- 0312860374 (alk. paper)
- Dewey classification
- 813
- Language
- English
Summary
The saga begins when evidence of an advanced civilization is discovered by SETI astronomers. "Trails" observed in the sky are thought to be from starships traveling at the speed of light, an enigma that spurs scientific minds until this breakthrough is achieved by mankind as well. An expedition is then mounted and an eclectic team of scientists chosen to journey into the sector where the intelligent life is allegedly located
But because the destination of the starship, Envoy, and her crew is 60,000 light-years away, the time required to reach the point of origin of the signals and return is 120,000 years - longer than Homo sapiens has been on Earth. And though the crew is ready to face the ramifications of such a trek, no one is prepared for what awaits them at the outer edge of the cosmos - or back at the planet they once called home
Digital copy
Catalogue record
| Field | Value |
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| 001Control number | 18706 |
| 005Date and time of latest transaction | 5 Apr 2006, 14:13 |
| 008Fixed-length data elements | 980526s1998 nyu 000 1 eng |
| 010Library of Congress control number | 98021766 |
| 020International Standard Book Number (ISBN) | 0312860374 (alk. paper) |
| 035System control number |
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| 041Language code | eng |
| 050Library of Congress call number | PS3551.N378 S727 1998 |
| 082Dewey Decimal call number | 813 21 |
| 100Main entry – personal name | Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001. |
| 245Title statement | Starfarers / Poul Anderson. |
| 250Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint) | New York : Tor, 1998 |
| 300Physical description | 383 p. ; 25 cm. |
| 500General note | "A Tom Doherty Associates book." |
| 520Summary, etc. |
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| 650Subject added entry – topical term |
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| 655Index term – genre/form | Science fiction. gsafd |
| 999Collection | Downloads |
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